Objectives To investigate the association between hearing loss, hearing aid use, and
cognitive decline. Design Prospective population‐based study. Setting Data gathered from …

Background. To investigate the association between hearing loss and cognitive function in a
nationally representative sample of older adults. Methods. We analyzed data from the 1999 …

Background Hearing loss in older adults is suspected to play a role in social isolation,
depression, disability, lower quality of life, and risk of dementia. Such suspected …

Objectives To test whether hearing aid use alters cognitive trajectories in older adults.
Design US population‐based longitudinal cohort study Setting Data were drawn from the …

Background Hearing impairment is prevalent among older adults and has been identified as
a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. We evaluated the association of hearing …

Twenty-five years ago a case-control study published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association (Uhlmann, Larson, Rees, Koepsell, & Duckert, 1989) first reported that hearing …

Objectives To determine whether hearing loss is associated with incident physician‐
diagnosed dementia in a representative sample. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting …

Impaired hearing and cognition are disabling conditions among older adults. Research has
presented inconsistent conclusions regarding hearing impairment posing a risk for cognitive …

Importance Hearing loss has been suggested as a risk factor for dementia, but there is still a
need for high-quality research to better understand the association between these 2 …

Hearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for dementia in older adults. Whether hearing aid use
can delay the onset of cognitive decline is unknown. Participants in this study (aged 62–82 …